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Pages in category "Writers from Kentucky" The following 170 pages are in this category, out of 170 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Noah Adams;
Name Notable for Connection to Kentucky James Lane Allen (1849–1925) : Author, called the state's first important novelist [2]: Born near Lexington [2]: Harriette Simpson Arnow (1908–1986)
Kentucky literature did not become well known until the late 19th century, when authors such as James Lane Allen, John Fox, Jr., Alice Hegan Rice, and Annie Fellows Johnston brought light to the state's rich history and culture. As their literary works grew in popularity around the country and world, others began to take notice of all types of ...
Wendell Erdman Berry (born August 5, 1934) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. [1] Closely identified with rural Kentucky, Berry developed many of his agrarian themes in the early essays of The Gift of Good Land (1981) and The Unsettling of America (1977).
The list is largely compiled of native-born Kentuckians, or those who currently live in Kentucky, but there are some authors whose subject matter pertained a great deal to Kentucky and were included.
Pages in category "Novelists from Kentucky" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. ... Michael Williams (author) Jack Womack;
Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 – February 17, 1984) was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator who is known for his short stories, poetry, and novels as well as non-fiction autobiographical works set in central Appalachia.
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